SevTech: Ages

What sets it apart

SevTech: Ages is a progression pack by darkosto for Minecraft 1.12.2 on Forge. Its central idea is that mods are hidden until earned. The project page explains that players move through a series of ages by completing advancements in the game’s own advancement system, and each age reveals a new group of mods.

The gating goes further than locked recipes. According to the authors, ore stays hidden in the world until the player has unlocked it, and some items, recipes and mobs change with progress. A new world starts with almost nothing: the page says there is no map and no block information overlay at first, since those are unlocked later. The README sums up the arc as going from the stone age all the way into space.

CurseForge’s dependency list showed 254 entries when checked. Names on it include AbyssalCraft, Astral Sorcery, Applied Energistics 2, Actually Additions and Antique Atlas. The authors also mention a large number of custom mods written for the pack.

Who it suits

It suits players who want a long, guided climb where each mod is introduced in turn, and who are patient with a slow, primitive opening. It is a finished pack: the CurseForge file list showed version 3.2.3 from December 2021 as the last release.

Players who want every machine available from day one will find the structure limiting by design.

Before you install

The authors do not publish a memory recommendation on the project page or in the README, so RAM requirements are not documented.

The project page suggests a specific world type, quark_realistic, when creating a world.

The README asks that gameplay questions go to darkosto’s Discord, with GitHub issues reserved for bug reports and feature requests. The project page links a wiki as well.

The year of first release could not be confirmed from the pages read. The earliest entry visible in the CurseForge file list was version 3.0.0 from March 2018, and earlier builds may no longer be listed.

Playing with friends

Official server files exist. CurseForge listed SevTech: Ages - 3.2.3 Server Files from December 17, 2021.

The project page says multiplayer is supported and that progress is tracked per player, not per server. That means each person unlocks ages on their own unless they team up. For groups, the page names Together Forever, a mod that lets players form a team and keep progression in sync.

Server setup steps and server memory requirements are not documented on the project page or in the README. The Discord linked from the README is where the authors direct questions.